Sociology The Essentials

by Margaret L. Andersen

Andersen & Taylor is a theoretically balanced, mainstream, brief text characterized by its emphasis on diversity. In every chapter, students explore research and data that illustrate how class, race-ethnicity, gender, age, geographic residence, and sexual orientation relate to the topics covered. This text provides a solid research orientation to the basic principles of sociology while maintaining an accessible style, appealing to the ever-changing student population, and inviting students to view the world through a sociological lens. This highly integrated, research-oriented, contemporary example approach combined with its depth of coverage in a brief-text format accounts for its wide appeal to professors and students alike.

Genres: Sociology, Nonfiction, School, Textbooks, College, Philosophy, Science

Paperback

First published August 2, 2000

About the author

Margaret Andersen is professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at the University of Delaware. She is the author of THINKING ABOUT WOMEN: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON SEX AND GENDER; SOCIOLOGY: UNDERSTANDING A DIVERSE SOCIETY (with Howard F. Taylor); SOCIOLOGY: THE ESSENTIALS (with Howard F. Taylor); UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY: READINGS IN SOCIOLOGY (with Kim A. Logio and Howard F. Taylor); and SOCIAL PROBLEMS (with Frank R. Scarpitti and Laura L. O'Toole). She is the former president of the Eastern Sociological Society and has served as the editor of Gender and Society. She is the recipient of the University of Delaware's Excellence in Teaching Award and is one of three faculty members who recently received a grant from the Hewlett Foundation to transform undergraduate education through the development of new introductory level courses across the curriculum. She has recently served as Dean of the College of Arts and Science at the University of Delaware, where she is also the former Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. She currently serves as Acting Chair of the National Advisory Board for the Stanford University Center for Comparative Study in Race and Ethnicity.

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've got to say for a textbook this is a pretty damn good book. It is quite well written, it held my attention, was informative and very interesting...and for a textbook that's saying a lot.

[Abid · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this to pass my CLEP test. I passed with a 60 and I definitely learned a lot from this.

[Lance Roberts · Rating 2 out of 5]

If this book depicts the current state of sociology…

I was looking forward to learning about sociology, but this book was more of a manual of right things to believe. I did learn a lot, however when a textbook contradicts itself in two factually authoritative ways multiple times a page apart, it is just… exhausting. I really hope sociology is way more scientifically minded than this textbook. Loads of citing but lacking critical thinking.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good for a textbook. Kept my attention and very informative.

[Kat]

for my education...

[Jared · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is hard to read.

[Lani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good, even for a textbook.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty good